gubbah

American

[guhb-uh] / ˈgʌb ə /

Also gub

noun

Australian.

a white person.

Etymology

Origin of gubbah

< Australian Pidgin English, representing government man

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gubbah

We had seen many such in the hills; indeed these gubbah abound all over Barbary, and are placed more frequently on elevations.

From Travels in Morocco, Volume 2. by Richardson, James

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